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Hello everyone.

I am looking for a recipe I used to have few years back. It was called something like "African Stew" or something like that and 2 ingredients I remember were cornish hens and bananas *yes, bananas*. It was absolutely totally wonderful and go figure, I lost it:(

Please see if you have it, I would be very very greatful.

Thanks:)smileys/smile.gif

 
I don't have the recipe, but here is one to play with if you don't track it down

You could add the game hens to this.

Sounds intriguing!


BANANA and COCONUT SOUP
A different but intriguing African Recipe for Soup

When Bananas are used in the place of, or together with, other vegetables, they can be used in almost any way that potatoes can be used.
This African recipe for Banana and Coconut Soup highlights this and produces a very tasty easily prepared soup.

In making this soup please ensure that you use GREEN BANANAS if you are not going to use plantains

INGREDIENTS

12 green bananas or plantains
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup coconut cream
1 small onion
1/2 hot pepper
METHOD

Peel and grate the bananas or preferably puree in a blender
Mix with the chicken stock and pass through a fine mesh sieve
Peel the onion and chop finely
Seed the pepper and chop finely
Saute the onion and pepper until the onion becomes translucent.
Add all the ingredients together and heat but do not allow to boil.

Serve piping hot with croutons.
The banana soup may be decorated with fresh parsley.


http://www.africhef.com/Banana-Coconut-Soup-Recipe.html

 
Or how about this - REC: AFrican Guinea Hens

AFRICAN GUINEA HENS
(Guinea)
Yield: 8 half hens
Try this recipe with Rock Cornish game hens. They are most compatible with the sweet potatoes and bananas. If game hens are not available use chicken. This is a great dish. Don't forget to serve Pilli-pilli as a side dish.

In a 6-quart heavy pan:

Saute: 1/2 cup ONIONS chopped coarsely

2 cloves GARLIC, minced, in
1/2 Ib. BUTTER or OIL.
Sprinkle: 4 2 1/2-lb. GUINEA HENS or any game hens cut in 8 to 12 pieces each with

SALT, CAYENNE PEPPER, and PAPRIKA.
Saute on all sides until golden brown.

Add: 2 cups CHICKEN STOCK or WATER

2 BAY LEAVES
TOMATOES, cut in tiny wedges
4 large SWEET POTATOES, peeled and cut in 1-inch chunks
4 FIRM BANANAS, peeled and cut in 1-inch chunks (plantains may be used if available).
Correct the Seasonings It may need a few drops of Tabasco.

Cook: 2 cups WHITE RICE in

4 to 5 cups BOILING SALTED WATER until tender.
Serve the African fowl over the rice.

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/Poultry.html

 
Or maybe Plantains with Chicken Stew...

This is from Barbara Krauss' Cookbook of the United Nations. Quite similar to LisainLA's recipe, but here it is:


Uganda
PLANTAINS WITH CHICKEN STEW
2 lb. plantains or green bananas
Water
1/2 level teaspoon salt
Few grains of pepper
Chicken stew

A 3-lb. frying chicken, jointed
4 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, sliced
2 large tomatoes, peeled and cut in wedges, or 1 small tin tomatoes, drained
2 potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 level teaspoon salt
1/2 level teaspoon pepper
3/4 pint water

Peel the plantains or green bananas and place in a steamer or a saucepan with a rack in the bottom. Add water, leaving the bananas above the level of the water. Add salt and pepper. Bring contents to boiling point; reduce heat and steam bananas until soft. Lift bananas from the liquid and mash well. Place in top of double saucepan over simmering water until ready to serve with chicken stew.

To make chicken stew: fry chicken in hot oil in a heavy sauté pan until brown. Add onions, tomatoes, potatoes, salt, pepper and water. Cover tightly and simmer for about 1 hour, or until chicken is tender.

Pour chicken stew over plantains. Serves 6.

Note: The plantain and the green banana (not the banana used generally in its green unripe state) as prepared above taste similar to mashed white potatoes.

http://www.congocookbook.com/c0258.html

 
Here it is Random Heart...I make this every so often with the wonderful game birds raised on

island..............

AFRICAN GUINEA HENS
(Guinea)
Yield: 8 half hens
Try this recipe with Rock Cornish game hens.
They are most compatible with the sweet
potatoes and bananas. If game hens are not
available use chicken.

In a 6-quart heavy pan:

Saute: 1/2 cup ONIONS chopped coarsely

2 cloves GARLIC, minced, in
1/2 Ib. BUTTER or OIL.
Sprinkle: 4 2 1/2-lb. GUINEA HENS or any
game hens cut in 8 to 12 pieces each with

SALT, CAYENNE PEPPER, and PAPRIKA.
Saute on all sides until golden brown.

Add: 2 cups CHICKEN STOCK or WATER

2 BAY LEAVES
TOMATOES, cut in tiny wedges
4 large SWEET POTATOES, peeled and cut in 1-
inch chunks (I use the orange ones)

4 FIRM BANANAS, peeled and cut in 1-inch
chunks (plantains may be used if available).
Correct the Seasonings It may need a few
drops of Tabasco.

Cook: 2 cups WHITE RICE in

4 to 5 cups BOILING SALTED WATER until
tender.
Serve the African fowl over the rice.

 
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